Connectivity
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Satellite operator Telesat joined forces with SatixFy Communications to develop landing station baseband units for Telesat’s upcoming Lightspeed network. -
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are set to pioneer a breakthrough in communication technology by testing quantum communications using quantum entanglement.
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The emergence of AI heralds a new era filled with both exciting opportunities and daunting challenges in the realm of technology. Unsurprisingly, at ITW (International Telecoms Week) – the world’s largest gathering of global execs from across the digital infrastructure ecosystem – AI is anticipated to be the big theme of the event.
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Arelion and Telxius have partnered to provide diverse, multi-terabit connectivity to Telxius’ landing stations in Boca Raton and Jacksonville, Florida.
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Connectbase has selected LB Networks to partner on the buying and selling of connectivity with assurance.
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Batelco has formed a collaboration with the carrier & wholesale division of e& to establish a new point of presence (PoP) in the company’s SmartHub, data centre.
Forthcoming events
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Tata Communications Transformation Services (TCTS) has announced a global partnership agreement with Zeetta Networks to facilitate early adoption of technologies like 5G and network slicing.
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CEB FiberNet steps up wholesale game after awarding a contract to ECI to design and deploy an enhanced fibre-optic backbone network in Mauritius.
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OneWeb has secured its largest fundraising round to date, which will enable the company to accelerate the development of “the first truly global communications network” by 2021.
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Newtec has deployed two Dialog hubs in the UK and Finland for Middle East satellite operator Arabsat.
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Cologix has expanded its Canadian data centre footprint after acquiring infrastructure provider Metro Optic.
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VIVA Bahrain signed a partnership at Capacity Middle East 2019 to utilise Etisalat’s SmartHub to establish global connectivity that will further expand its global reach.
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Telecom Egypt is to offer low-latency connectivity into and across Egypt to help enhance performance and increase reliability for customers of Microsoft services.
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Batelco has announced the launch of Global Zone, a carrier-neutral digital business platform based in a highly secure Tier III data centre.
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Telefónica and Facebook have teamed up with IDB Invest and CAF (Development Bank of Latin America) to launch Internet para Todos (IpT) Peru to expand internet connectivity in Latin America.
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Inmarsat has teamed up with Microsoft to enable global access to Microsoft Azure IoT cloud services via satellite connectivity.
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Hurricane Electric has expanded its internet routing and access strategy with a new point of presence (PoP) at 910Telecom in Denver, Colorado.
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EdgeConneX has signed a deal to extend Hurricane Electric’s IP network connectivity across 10 of its markets in its North American footprint.
